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Mountstuart Elphinstone

1779 - 1859

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Mountstuart Elphinstone (6 October 1779 – 20 November 1859) was a Scottish statesman and historian, associated with the government of British India. He later became the Governor of Bombay (now Mumbai) where he is credited with the opening of several educational institutions accessible to the Indian population. Besides being a noted administrator, he wrote books on India and Afghanistan. His works are pertinent examples of the colonial historiographical trend. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mountstuart Elphinstone is the 16,176th most popular politician (up from 16,248th in 2019), the 4,677th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,734th in 2019) and the 571st most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mountstuart Elphinstone ranks 16,176 out of 19,576. Before him are Zehava Gal-On, Bärbel Bas, José Montilla, Jaime de Marichalar, Marvin Hart, and Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge. After him are Aloys Van de Vyvere, Dmytro Yarosh, Rita Sargsyan, John Prescott, Amina Bouayach, and Isak Saba.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1779, Mountstuart Elphinstone ranks 36. Before him are Washington Allston, Joel Roberts Poinsett, José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero, 4th Marquess of Torre Tagle, Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, Tabitha Babbitt, and Peter Mark Roget. After him are Zebulon Pike, Benjamin Silliman, Stephen Decatur, Samuel D. Ingham, and Joseph Story. Among people deceased in 1859, Mountstuart Elphinstone ranks 58. Before him are John Walker, Prince William of Baden, Thaddeus Bulgarin, Mirabeau B. Lamar, Sydney, Lady Morgan, and José Miguel de Velasco Franco. After him are Juan Bautista Ceballos, Charles Hamilton Smith, Bakht Khan, George M. Bibb, Richard Rush, and David Cox.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mountstuart Elphinstone ranks 4,678 out of 8,785. Before him are Amira Casar (1971), Ray Wilkins (1956), Ed Stafford (1975), Dev Patel (1990), Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge (1785), and Luke Young (1979). After him are Stanley Holloway (1890), John Prescott (1938), Joe Fry (1915), Amos Burn (1848), James Nesbitt (1965), and James Collinson (1825).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Mountstuart Elphinstone ranks 571. Before him are John Hunter (1737), Amina J. Mohammed (1961), Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst (1858), Patrick McLoughlin (1957), Leander Starr Jameson (1853), and Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge (1785). After him are John Prescott (1938), Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1393), Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768), Dru Drury (1725), Owain Gwynedd (1100), and James McHenry (1753).

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